MUSIR CONTINUES TO IMPRESS IN AL RASHIDIYA
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 04:33AM 
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Al Rashidiya Sponsored By Dubai Duty Free
Meydan, Turf, 1800m
26 January 2012
Musir could not have been more impressive when winning the US$200,000 Al Rashidiya (Group 2), the 1800m turf feature at Meydan on Thursday evening, in front of a large crowd which included His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Jockey Christophe Soumillon oozed confidence throughout on the Mike de Kock-trained five-year-old son of Redoute’s Choice who was following up an equally impressive win in the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 (Group 3) over 1600m on the all-weather surface on his previous start.
Having his first turf start in Dubai, Mike de Kock’s charge was carrying a penalty having won a valuable turf prize in Turkey (the £230,000 Topkapi Trophy (Group 2)) last year and looks a horse for the others to fear throughout the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival.
Never far off the pace under Christophe Soumillon, Musir eased to the front early in the straight and never looked in danger afterwards. De Kock is currently in South Africa for the J&B Met (Grade 1) and Soumillon said : “This is my favourite horse as he gave me my first big wins in Dubai. There was no pace in the race at all and that has suited him as he has such good acceleration. We think he is better on grass than the all-weather and hopefully a genuine Dubai Duty Free contender.”
FINAL RESULT
| # | Margin | Horse | Kg | Dr | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0 | MUSIR (AUS) | 58.5 | 7 | C Soumillon | Mike de Kock |
| 2 | 1 | CITY STYLE (USA) | 57.0 | 3 | M Barzalona | Mahmoud Al Zarooni |
| 3 | 3.5 | MARCRET (ITY) | 57.0 | 5 | M Demuro | Marco Botti |
| 4 | 1.25 | TROIS ROIS (FR) | 57.0 | 2 | T O’Shea | Ismail Mohammed |
| 5 | 0.75 | PRESVIS (GB) | 57.0 | 6 | R Moore | Luca Cumani |
| 6 | 0.75 | LE DRAKKAR (AUS) | 57.0 | 1 | L Dettori | Abdulla bin Huzaim |
| 7 | 0.25 | WIN FOR SURE (GER) | 57.0 | 8 | G Benoist | Xavier Nakkachdji |
| 8 | 2 | RAJSAMAN (FR) | 58.5 | 4 | R Ffrench | Ali Rashid Al Raihe |
Extract from Emirates Racing Authority
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